Legal Opinion
Alford v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided July 3, 1991No. 05-90-00354-CRPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Justice.
A jury found Christopher J. Alford guilty of aggravated robbery and sentenced him to fifty years’ confinement. He appeals, contending the trial court erred in: (1) overruling his motion to dismiss the indictment; (2) failing to define the term “beyond a reasonable doubt” in the jury charge; and (3) placing the burden on appellant to prove his duress defense. We overrule these points. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
I.FACTS
The grand jury indicted appellant for aggravated robbery. The authorities arrested appellant and placed him in juvenile detention. The State filed…
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